April 17, 2024, 21:42: Earthquake at 8 km NW Monte Sant'Angelo (FG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 21:42 on 17 April 2024.
Place: 8 km NW Monte Sant'Angelo (FG).
Terremoto in Puglia. Terremoto in provincia di Foggia.
On Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 21:42 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 17.9 km was recorded in 8 km NW Monte Sant'Angelo (FG). Further info on the INGV webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 21:42 on 17 April 2024 with epicenter 8 km NW Monte Sant'Angelo (FG), having a depth of 17.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, therefore less then 2.0, this earthquake is classified as "micro", as not felt by the population.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it